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Are there any current production great speakers using AMT tweeters?

Back in the day, I had fallen in love with the ESS Heil AMT speakers, which were always too large and too expensive.    Now that I am looking for a new speaker, I am wondering if there are any current high end monitors that use these tweeters?  Or have good ribbons made the AMT tweeters less desirable?

My budget is in the $5k to $15k range, new or used, so don’t tell me about some of the $1k speakers that I know are out there, no matter how good they might be.

Stand mount is preferable, but a floor standing with a small footprint might be workable in my smallish room.

 

meiatflask
motown-l
366 posts
 

It’s interesting, for DIY’ers, I’ve seen ribbon tweeters from $15 ea. to $500 ea. I’ve also seen AMT’s individually and in arrays on pre-built speakers. Wide range of prices and applications.

zlone
1,398 posts
 

Since they fit your requirements, I will mention the FinkTeam KIM speakers. I recently upgraded to these and they are quite special. Like others have said, there are a lot of variations on the AMT’s out there, they are not all alike. FWIW, I heard a set of the ESS towers way back in high school, running with a high end Yamaha system. I have never forgotten it. 

kmcong
93 posts
 

As mentioned in an earlier post,  Legacy Audio,  but not just Aeris and Focus.  The Signatures use a dual AMT,  and the Classics use an AMT tweeter.  Both are in your price range.  I had the Classics for about 3 years,  then I upgraded to the Signature SE,  which I still have.  IMO,  they are both great speakers.  Really great imaging and detail,  which are my hot buttons. 

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viridian
5,826 posts
 

Gobel.

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mdalton
815 posts
 

Numerous Wolf Von Langa models, Cinnamon Ellipticum, Viva Audio Allegro, come to mind.

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